I use kerosene in a one gallon Seal-Tite paint bucket. Agitate and use a nylon bristle brush. Hang on a bent spoke outside under my deck, where I spray it down with LPS-1 then wipe off excess. When the crud settles in the paint bucket I decant the kerosene off into a red plastic gas can to use again. Put a drop of lube on each roller of the chain and install.